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US3696581A
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Machine and method for transferring predetermined amounts of material
Assignee: HOWDEN FOODEQUIP Co
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Filing: 1971-03-25
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Granted: 1972-10-10
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Expires: 1991-03-25
Abstract
Abstract An inclined material delivery means is provided and has passing therethrough a plurality of intermediary receptacle means for receiving predetermined amounts of material to subsequently be transferred to a container. The intermediary delivery means is agitated to provide a uniform and precise amount of material and contains on the bottom thereof door members which synchronize movement of the container therewith in the discharge area. Cutting means are provided to aid in proper filling of the intermediary receptacles as well as air supplies to appropriately direct the material being packaged.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard C Eisenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B39/00; B65B39/14; B65B39/145; B65B1/00; B65B1/20; B65B1/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A machine for transferring predetermined amounts of materials to a container which comprises: a. a plurality of receptacle means for receiving the material to be transferred; b. means for delivering the material to be transferred to said plurality of receptacle means; c. means for conveying said receptacle means with respect to the machine in a path extending from said delivering means to a position adjacent the containers; d. means for agitating said receptacle means having the material therein to establish a precise predetermined amount of material received from said delivery means; e. means disposed adjacent said receptacle means for removing and cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptacle means; and f. means disposed adjacent to said conveying means for discharging the predetermined amount of material from said receptacle means to the container; g. said delivering means including a rotatable drum having the interior thereof adapted to contain the material to be delivered and enclosing a portion of said path of said conveying means, and means for rotating said drum about the longitudinal axis thereof which extends in the direction of movement of said conveying means, said longitudinal axis being inclined so that the input end of said conveyor means to said drum is lower than the output end of said conveying means to said drum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A machine for transferring predetermined amounts of materials to a container which comprises: a. a plurality of receptacle means for receiving the material to be transferred; b. means for delivering the material to be transferred to said plurality of receptacle means; c. means for conveying said receptacle means with respect to the machine in a path extending from said delivering means to a position adjacent the containers; d. means for agitating said receptacle means having the material therein to establish a precise predetermined amount of material received from said delivery means; e. means disposed adjacent said receptacle means for removing and cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptacle means; and f. means disposed adjacent to said conveying means for discharging the predetermined amount of material from said receptacle means to the container; g. said delivering means including a rotatable drum having the interior thereof adapted to contain the material to be delivered and enclosing a portion of said path of said conveying means, and means for rotating said drum about the longitudinal axis thereof which extends in the direction of movement of said conveying means, said longitudinal axis being inclined so that the input end of said conveyor means to said drum is lower than the output end of said conveying means to said drum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A machine in accordance with claim 1 wherein said rotatable drum contains a perforated surface thereabout and means spaced adjacent thereto for directing fluid thereat to prevent the accumulation of material within the interior portion thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A machine in accordance with claim 2 wherein said means for directing fluid comprises a plurality of nozzles disposed adjacent to the top of said drum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
A machine in accordance with claim 3 wherein said fluid is air.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A machine in accordance with claim 1 in which said means for delivering material into said receptacle means comprises: a. rake means mounted adjacent to the inner circumferential surface of said drum for conveying material from the lower portion to the upper portion of said drum in response to the rotation thereof; and b. a curved plate member stationarily mounted within the upper portion of said drum and spaced apart from and parallel to the interior surface of said drum, said plate member overlying the path of travel of said receptacle means, and being adapted to receive material from said rake means and direct the material toward said receptacle means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
73 words
A machine in accordance with claim 1 wherein said rotatable drum includes a plurality of fixed rakes mounted at predetermined intervals to the interior thereof, a rake means having the teeth thereof extending outwardly toward the interior surface of said drum and between said fixed rakes to remove any accumulation of material therefrom, and a means for retracting said rake means away from said fixed rakes to prevent the accumulation of material thereon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A machine in accordance with claim 1 in which said plurality of receptacle means comprises a plurality of buckets mounted on said conveying means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
164 words
A machine for transferring predetermined amounts of materials to a container which comprises: a. a plurality of Receptacle means for receiving the material to be transferred; b. means for delivering the material to be transferred to said plurality of receptacle means; c. means for conveying said receptacle means with respect to the machine in a path extending from said delivering means to a position adjacent the containers; d. means for agitating said receptacle means having the material therein to establish a precise predetermined amount of material received from said delivery means; e. means disposed adjacent said receptacle means for removing and cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptacle means including a cutting member mounted to move through a vertical cutters plane for cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptacle means, and means for passing said cutting member between adjacent receptacle means; and f. means disposed adjacent to said conveying means for discharging the predetermined amount of material from said receptacle means to the container.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
164 words
A machine for transferring predetermined amounts of materials to a container which comprises: a. a plurality of Receptacle means for receiving the material to be transferred; b. means for delivering the material to be transferred to said plurality of receptacle means; c. means for conveying said receptacle means with respect to the machine in a path extending from said delivering means to a position adjacent the containers; d. means for agitating said receptacle means having the material therein to establish a precise predetermined amount of material received from said delivery means; e. means disposed adjacent said receptacle means for removing and cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptacle means including a cutting member mounted to move through a vertical cutters plane for cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptacle means, and means for passing said cutting member between adjacent receptacle means; and f. means disposed adjacent to said conveying means for discharging the predetermined amount of material from said receptacle means to the container.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A machine in accordance with claim 8 wherein said vertical cutting member includes a rotary drive means and means for moving said cutting member along the path of said receptacle means and in conjunction therewith.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
80 words
A machine in accordance with claim 8 which includes a frame member, a drive shaft mounted to said cutting member for imparting rotary motion thereto, a linkage pivotally mounted at one end to said frame member and at the other end pivotally mounted to said drive shaft to permit movement of said cutting member along the path of said receptacle means as said cutting member is passed therebetween, and resilient biasing means connecting said cutting member to said frame member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
A machine in accordance with claim 8 which further includes a second cutting means having a substantially horizontal cutting member with its leading edge disposed contiguous to the top of said receptacle means, and means for passing said horizontal cutting member across the top of said receptacle means and remove excess material therefrom.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a machine for delivering fibrous material to a receiving means including a rotatable drum for containing the material to be delivered, means for directing the material to a receiving means, and means for rotating said drum, the improvement comprising a plurality of fixed rake members attached to the inner periphery of said drum and spaced circumferentially from one another, said rake members being substantially straight elongated tines disposed to form an cute angle with respect to said inner periphery of said drum wherein the fibrous elongated material to be delivered is collected, a plurality of movable rake members in the form of substantially straight elongated tines mounted and interposed between said fixed rake members, said movable rake members being pivotally mounted so that when the free ends thereof are moved adjacent to said fixed rake members they are adapted to grasp the fibrous material with respect to said fixed rake members, and means for actuating said movable rakes in conjunction with the rotation of said drum.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a machine for delivering fibrous material to a receiving means including a rotatable drum for containing the material to be delivered, means for directing the material to a receiving means, and means for rotating said drum, the improvement comprising a plurality of fixed rake members attached to the inner periphery of said drum and spaced circumferentially from one another, said rake members being substantially straight elongated tines disposed to form an cute angle with respect to said inner periphery of said drum wherein the fibrous elongated material to be delivered is collected, a plurality of movable rake members in the form of substantially straight elongated tines mounted and interposed between said fixed rake members, said movable rake members being pivotally mounted so that when the free ends thereof are moved adjacent to said fixed rake members they are adapted to grasp the fibrous material with respect to said fixed rake members, and means for actuating said movable rakes in conjunction with the rotation of said drum.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
130 words
A machine in accordance with claim 12 wherein said means for actuating said movable rakes comprises an inner track within said drum, a plurality of lever arms each having one end engaged to follow said inner track and the other end thereof fixedly attached to said movable rakes and pivotally mounted with respect to the inner surface of said drum, said inner track being inclined near the approximate top of said drum to cause said lever arm to move said movable rake away from said fixed rake thereby causing the opening of said rakes and being further inclined at a point near the approximate bottom of said drum to cause said lever arm to move said movable rake adjacent to said fixed rate thereby causing the closing of said rakes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A machine in accordance with claim 12 which further includes means disposed adjacent said receptacle means for removing and cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptaCle means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A machine in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cutting means includes a cutting member mounted to move through a vertical cutters plane for cutting excess material extending between adjacent receptacle means, and means for passing said cutting member between adjacent receptacle means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
A machine in accordance with claim 13 wherein said vertical cutting member includes a rotary drive means and means for moving said cutting member along the path of said receptacle means and in conjunction therewith.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
80 words
A machine in accordance with claim 13 which includes a frame member, a drive shaft mounted to said cutting member for imparting rotary motion thereto, a linkage pivotally mounted at one end to said frame member and at the other end pivotally mounted to said drive shaft to permit movement of said cutting member along the path of said receptacle means as said cutting member is passed therebetween, and resilient biasing means connecting said cutting member to said frame member.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
53 words
A machine in accordance with claim 14 which further includes a second cutting means having a substantially horizontal cutting member with its leading edge disposed contiguous to the top of said receptacle means, and means for passing said horizontal cutting member across the top of said receptacle means and remove excess material therefrom.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
186 words
A method of delivering fibrous or elongated material to a receiving means in a rotatable drum by means of rake members affixed thereto, the rake members being disposed in pairs thereof adapted alternatively to open and to close into a grasping relationship with respect to one another comprising the steps of: a. introducing material into the drum; b. rotating the drum about the longitudinal axis thereof, the movement of the drum causing the material at the approximate bottom thereof to be disposed upon the rake members in the open position; c. closing the rake members as they are rotated upwardly with he drum; d. lifting the material to the approximate top of the drum in the closed rake member; e. opening the rake members when they reach the approximate top of the drum thereby releasing the material contained therein; f. guiding the material to the receiving means; and g. trimming the excess material in the receiving means by passing a horizontally disposed cutter across the top of the receiving means and passing a vertically disposed cutter adjacent the leading and trailing edges of the receiving means.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
186 words
A method of delivering fibrous or elongated material to a receiving means in a rotatable drum by means of rake members affixed thereto, the rake members being disposed in pairs thereof adapted alternatively to open and to close into a grasping relationship with respect to one another comprising the steps of: a. introducing material into the drum; b. rotating the drum about the longitudinal axis thereof, the movement of the drum causing the material at the approximate bottom thereof to be disposed upon the rake members in the open position; c. closing the rake members as they are rotated upwardly with he drum; d. lifting the material to the approximate top of the drum in the closed rake member; e. opening the rake members when they reach the approximate top of the drum thereby releasing the material contained therein; f. guiding the material to the receiving means; and g. trimming the excess material in the receiving means by passing a horizontally disposed cutter across the top of the receiving means and passing a vertically disposed cutter adjacent the leading and trailing edges of the receiving means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-10-10 | 1976-04-10 | 1976-10-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-10-10 | 1980-04-10 | 1980-10-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-10-10 | 1984-04-10 | 1984-10-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |